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On 12/1/2016 2:22 AM, jim stephens wrote:
> Very true, but didn't honestly think of that in context of the thread,
> nor have I ever had any Digital Group stuff. And does any Digital
> Group cause any injuries requiring orthopedic medical attention when
> you are lifting it?
>
> thanks jim
Only borderline, I think the total weight of the system box was around 40lbs.
The standard box was a little bigger than the Altair 8800, I think. Wider by
about 10" or so. I built a bunch of their kits when I was 17/18 before I went
to college. Tried to make my own chassis and P/S but finally had to give in
and buy the dg one. I had a 2.5Mhz Z80a, 26kB ( 3x8k +2k on CPU board) memory,
an audio cassette tape storage interface and a Panasonic 12 (13"?) B/W TV
cobbled into a surplus DEC VT52 style case that I bought from that famous (in
the 70's) surplus place in Massachusetts. Poly Paks*? I can't remember the name.
I kind of wish I still had that system. But after college, I never was back
near home and eventually my parents asked if it was okay to sell it and I gave
them permission. someone packed it up and hauled it off. I hope it's still out
there somewhere.
John H. Reinhardt
>*Yes, Poly Paks. Found a discussion
><http://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=200282>
>I also bought an old vector display unit from then, there as an article in
>Byte about turning one into a display and playing Space War on it. Never got
>it to >work though. Parents sold it off either when I was away in college or
>after I graduated and wasn't at home.
I have the Basic Box and it's not very heavy at all relatively speaking. I
imagine the Bytemaster, with the built in monitor probably weighs a fair bit.
My Intellec 230 though might give a PDP a run for its money.